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Who was Alan Kurdi?

Alan (initially referred to in reports as Aylan) was three years old when he died. His family came from Kobani city in the Aleppo district in northern Syria, which is on the Southern Turkish border. According to some sources, Alan’s surname is actually Shenu. The surname Kurdi that became widely used for him and his family refers to their Kurdish origin.